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Aug. 19, 1930. c. A. MATSON BANDING MACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed J a.n. 11, 1927 Patented Aui ga 1 9, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT omen cam; A. marson, or LYNNFIELD, massacnusnrrs'assienon no error: LA'cE cou- "rm, LTD., 01! PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND 'ais ucaaon m January 11, 1927. Serial No. 160,499.

' This invention relates to an improved banding machine and is herein shown as embodied in a machine for automatically applying an enclosing band or label to'an article or bundle of articles.

Considerable diificulty has been encountered in the past in insuring effective operation of automatic wrapping or labeling machines on account of faulty adhesion of the.

bands or labels and on accountof irregularity in the supplying of the labelsto the label applying or wrapping mechanism.

It is, accordingly, an object of the invention to provide im roved mechanism for ap,

'15 plying bands or la els, to articles or bundles of articles, such for example as pairsof shoe,

laces, and in accordance with one feature of the invention the illustrated banding machine is constructed and arranged to fold a label about a bundle and fasten it securely by the application of pressure and heat simultane ouslyxto the folded ends of the label one of which is coated with a gum of such a" nature that it is rendered tacky when heated.

To this end, the folding means of the illustrated machine comprises a jaw containing a heating unit toward which the bundle toibe banded is positivel forced and against which the gummed end 0 the label is pressed, there- I 3 by insuring the adhesion of the gummed end of the label to the other end thereof.

In accordance with another feature of the invention, the illustrated banding machineis providing with an improved label magazine for supplying labels one by one to the folding means which magazine is constructed and arranged to maintain a supply ofv labels ,at its delivery end, the stack of labels being fed to bring another label to the end of the magazine when ever the endmost label-is removed.

When the magazine is brought into engagement with the wrapping mechanism it is held resiliently in juxtaposition to a vacu'um plate which is adapted to retain thereon the endmost label in the magazine as it isretracted from the wrapping device.

' In another aspect-the invention includes an oscillating bundle'support arranged intermittently to move a bundle or article to be banded into engagement with the label on the vacuum plate which is ieldingly received in a recess in the support or the banding device. In order partially to encircle the bundle with. the label, the bundle support is moved to carry the bundle within the above-mentioned recess, causing the label to be folded about three sidesof the bundle. .At the completion ofthe wrapping operation as above described the bundle support is operated to withdraw the banded bundle from the recess in these wrapping device. The bundle support may be loaded and discharged manually and is constructed and arranged to be operated in timed relation with the label "magazine and v folding or wrapping mechanism. '65 In the accompanying drawings illus'tratingpn embodiment of my invention,

ig. 1 is a side-elevatiompartly in section,

of a banding machine embodying my inveiition; o

Fig. 2 is an end elevation;

Fig. 3 is a section'alpla'n view on the line III- I II of Fig.1; a u Fig-4 is a sectional side elevation on the line IV--IV of Fig.2, and p 1 Fig. 5 is a vertical, sectional elevation on the line V-V of Fig. 4 with a folding jaw and bundled article removed." V

Referring to the'drawings, 10 designates a base or platform on which is mounted in any :suitable manner a hollow frame 11, in the side members of which are alin'ed bearings 12 T (Fig. 2) rotatably supporting a shaft 13..

ting; power to the sha'ft'13 from any suitable s0urce.- Formed on the lower front edge off the frame 11 are spaced guideways17 (Fig.

or vertical reclpro- 9 cation a slide member 18, which member is 1) in which is mounted provided with a dove-tailed slide 19 (Fig. 3) engagingin the slideways 17. Formed on the face of the member 18 opposite the face containing the slide 19 is a guideway 20, in

which is mounted a dove-tailed slide 21; Se-

cured to the front face of the slide 21 is a hollow open-ended casing 22 provided on its open front side with an enclosing-cover 23. Slidably mounted-in the casing 22 is a base 4 5 plate 62.

pivot screw 65 in 'a'counterclookwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1. Formed on the top end of the lever 70 is a cam surface 730.

Rotatably mounted in suitable bearingsin 5 theupper forward end of the frame 11 is a I shaft 74 and secured to such shaft and extending downwardly therefrom is. a cam plate 75 which is adapted on rocking movement of the shaft 74 to engage with the upper end m of the rod, 52. Also secured'to the shaft 74 and extending downwardly therefrom is al cam' arm 76 which is adapted on mocking movement of the shaft 74, in one. direction to engage the pin 69 on the lever ,66 and, in

15 the other direction, to engage the cam surface 730 on the lever 70, thus oscillating alternate l the lever 66 and the lever 70. Secured to tile shaft 7 4 and extending 'rearwardly therefrom within thecasing 11 is, a lever 77 and to the inner end of this lever is pivotally attached the upper end of a cam rod 78. This cam rod 78 passesthrough a bearing member 79 in the casing 11 and has rotatably mounted at its lowerend a "cam follower 80 which engages with a cam 81 secured to the shaft 13.

In the operation of the machine the magazine casing 221s first filled with gummed la bels and heat is supplied tovthe heating element 7 2 from any suitable source. The belt 30 16, assumed to be in motion, is moved from the loose pulley 15 over onto the tight pulley 14, thereby rotating the shaft 13 in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1. The air pump abovefreferred to is put into operation todraw air through the perforated'platek 62, recess 53 and pipe 54 thereby creating a partial vacuum in the recess when the per orations in the plate are covered. The shaft 13 in its rotative movement will position the 40 cam 43 so that the spring 38 will be ableto rotate the lever 36 about the shaft "37- and will thus move the ma azine casing 22 up-': wardly andwill bring t e endmost gummed label in engagement with the perforated The partial vacuum produced within the plate 62 causes the endmost label in the magazine to be retained on the plate as continued rotation of the shaft 13 forces ,the magazine casing downward and into the position shown in Fig. 1. The 'operator,;

standing in front of the, machine, or to the left as viewed in Fig. 1, next inserts the article or bundle of articles to be wrapped between the pairs of holding jaws 45 and 46,

which at this time are below the plate 62, and

the continued rotation of the shaft 13 will cause the cam 49 to engage with the cam roller 48 and the pairsofjaws 45 and 46 will be moved upwardly, moving the article or bundle of articles upwardly into engagement with the label 30 (Fig. 4) held on the bottom of the perforated plate 62. Continued upward movement of the jaws 4 5 and 46 will carry the bundle into the transverse re- 7 6 cess 51, compressing the springs 69 and cans-- its rotation, the cam 81 will cause anoscillating movement of the shaft 74, first in a clockwise direction. as viewed in. Fig. 1, whereupon the camarm 76 will engage with the'pin 69, on the lever 66 and the transverse jaw member 68 carried thereby will engage with a free ungummed end of the label 30. and move the same. acrossthe lower faee of .the article or bundle of articles. Upon the opposite movement of the shaft 74, the arms 7 5' and 76 will rotate to the right as shown in Fig. 1, whereupon the arm will engage the rod 52 and the arm 76 will engage the camface 730 of the arm 70. k

7 Upon further rotation of the shaft 74, the

cam 76 operates the lever 70 to fold the remaining loose end of the. label about the bun. dle. Simultaneously, the cam 7 5cooperating with the rod 52 forces the bundle toward the heating element 72, which forms a crossnlate on the lever 70, thus squeezing the? bundle and compressing the folded ends of the label to cause them to adheretogether when'the heat of the heating element 72 renders the gum on the label tacky. The labels employed having as an adhesive onethat is rendered tacky when heated, their ends may be brought instantaneously into adhesive engagement. Even in a tacky condition such an adhesive is a relatively strong binder, and since there is but little danger of the ends of the label coming apart the speed ofthe machine is limited only by the ability of the operator to feed the article. or bundles of articles to the pairs of jaws 45 and 46.

-.The continued rotation of the shaft 74 causes the cam arms 75 and 76 to be moved out of engagement wlth the pin 52 and cam surface 730 respectivelyand also the jaws or arms 45 and 46 will be moved downwardly, whereupon the 'operator now removes the banded article or bundle of articles from the machine and inserts an unbanded bundle. in such jaws. This sequence be repeated indefinitely.

- While I, have necessarily shown and de" scribed the illustrated embodiment of my invention somewhat in detail, it is to be un 'ing the label to be folded about three sides of the bundle, and as the shaft 13 continues of operations may derstood that I may vary the size, shape and arrangement of partscomprising my device vengagement with the label on' said plate,

and' means; for wrapping the: ends of said associated withsaid plate, means .,for mov-j ing said jaws upward with respect to said yieldingly mounted plate, -and means assoloiated with said' plate for folding the lmmed label. 1 3. In an improved banding machine, the combination'of a yieldingly' mounted plate,

means for associating a gummed label there-" with, a pair of sets of material holding -jaws 5 associated with said plate, 7 ;neans for moving said jaws upwardwith respect to said yieldingly mounted plate, vwhereby said label partially encirclesthe material to; be banded and vwith its downwardy and means for folding said free ends over against .the and over each other.

4. In an improved banding machine, the combination-of-a yieldingly mounted plate, means for associating a gummed label therewith, apair of sets ofunaterial holding. jaws associated with said plate, means for mov so ing said jaws'up'war d with respect tosaid label partially encircles thematerial to be banded and with its free ends-extending downwardly, meansv for folding said free ends over against the material to be handed and over each qther,jan'd means for applying heat to the free ends of the label, whereby the same are causedto adhere together.

5. In an im roved banding-machine, the

combination 0 a yieldingly mounted plate, means for associatinga gummed label therewith, a pair of sets of matrialholding'jaws assoclated with said plate, means for mov- -ing said jaws upward with respect to said 5 yieldingly mounted plate, whereby said label and with its free ends extending downward-j 1y, means .for folding said free'ends over each-other, and meansfor applying heat and ressure to the free ends of the label, wherey the same are caused tondhere 't'o ether. 6. In an improved banding mac ine, the combination of a 'yieldingly mounted plate, means for associating a gummed label therewith, a-pairof sets. 0 material holding jaws associated with said plate, means for moving said-jawsupward with respect to said e0- terialtto be banded and with. its free ends extending downwardly, means'for folding said free ends over against the material to be banded-and over eachother, and means for w sim t ae slyepp y g h d P s free ends extending material to be banded yieldingly mounted plate, whereby said.

partially'encircles the material to be handed against the material to be handed and over rappmg the eldingly mounted plate, whereby said abel partially encircles the ma-" othe free 'endsuof the label, whereby the sameare caused-to adhere together. 7. In a bundle banding machine the combination of a yieldingly mounted plate, means for supplying a 'gummed label thereto, oscil- 7o lating-bundle. holding means for'moving the bundle into and out of juxtaposition to said plate and means associated with said plate for folding the gummed label about the bundle-when held in juxtaposition t o said -fl plate.

, v 8. In a bundle banding machine, in combination, a label ma azine, a yieldingly mounted plate, means or moving said ma azi'ne into and out ofj'uxtaposition to said plate, means for retaining on said late as the magazine is moved therefromt e endmost label therein, oscillating work holding means constructed and arranged to move a bundle into and out. of juxtaposition to said 35 plate, and means for wrapping: said label about said bundle when inquxtaposition to I said plate constructed and arranged to be operated in timed relation with the motion of said magazine and work holding means.

9. In a bundle banding machine, in 'combination, a yieldingly mounted plate con\ structed and arranged to retain thereon a la-- bel having a gummed margin, means for holding a bundle against'thelabel on said plate, opposed, pivoted wrapping jaws .constructed and arranged successively .to fold the loose endsof the label about the bundle held against the label, and means for posi-.

tively forcing the bundle against one of said jaws as it wraps the mmed end of the label about the bundle to insure the adhesion of the gumnied end of the label to the other end thereof. T t y 3 10. In a bundle banding machine, in combination,.a yielding label retaining plate, a label magazine, means 'for moving said magazineyieldingly into juxtaposition to said la bel retaining plate to deliver a label* thereto,

work holding means constructed and ar- 11 0 ranged to carrya bundl'e' into engagement with a label on said plate, and means for ends of'said label about said undle. 1

bination, a label retaining plate, a magazine for holding a pileof labels, meansfor holding the endmostlabel of the pile substantially in the plane of the delivery enact the magazine, means for -moving said magazine to bringits delivery end into juxtaposition to' said plate to deliver a label thereto, work holding means constructed and arranged to carry a bundle'into engagement with a' labelv carried by said ping the ends 0 dle saidlabel aboutsaid bun 12. In. a; bundle banding machine, in combin'ation, a labelrretainirtg plate, a label magazine,. means for forcing 1-1. In a bundle banding machine, in com- 115 Plate, and means for wrapabels therein toj ing said'magaz'ine into 'uxtaposition to sai Y .ed and arranged tocarryla bundle into and out of engagement with the label carried by moving the magazine to-rbri vend into juxtapos tion-token plate to deward its delivery end, meansfto preventextrusion' of the labels 'ftomzthemagazine by said first-mentionedimeana work means for its delivery liver a label thereto, holdingmeans constructsaid late, and means. for wrapping the ends of said label about said bundlewhen'it is in contact with said label. 1 I

13. a bundle banding machine, in combination, a label retainingplate', a label magazine,- gravitationally oper'ated means for forcing labels in the magazine toward the delivery end thereof, means to prevent extrusion-of-the labelsfro'm the'magazine by 7 said first-mentioned means, means for mov- -constructed and arranged to-ebe U held in juxtaposition to said plate,.yield1ng thereof, work hold means constructed and arranged to a undle into engagement with a label said-bundle.

m bybaid plate, and means for wrapp ng-thefends of said label about 15. In a-bundle machine, in com bination, a yielding] mounted plate adapt- .ed to retain a label t emon,="a magazine constructed-to hold a pile of labels,.means within the magazine for holding the endmostlabel 1n thepile substantially in the plane of the delivery end of the magazine, a'reciprocable slide supporting the magazine, and.

means for'op'erating said slide to bring the magazine into association with the label r'etainin plate tadeliver Manama,

16. ;'.a bundle bandingmaehine, ,a, i 1d ingly mounted .plate adapted to-retain a la-' thereon, a magazine for holding 'a pile stantialfy the plane of the delivery end of the magaz ne, a reciprocable slide supporting the magazine, means for operating said slide whereby the magazine may be brought into sl dewithin a re means for Suppl a juxtaposition to the label retaining plate,'and

resilien t connections between the magazine and. slide whereby the magazine and plate are" brought yieldingl together ed label thereto, undle lding jaws for carrying azbun' e in contact'iwith the 1amon said. plate into said recesswhereby said bundle is partially encircled :by the label the ends of which extendaway fr'om said plate, and means for jolding said endsabout' the bundle and one end over the other.. n

I 18'. In a bundl banding machine,the combination ofa yieldingly mounted label retain- .ing plate, means for supplying a. gummed label thereto, oscillating bundleholding jaws yield whereby said label partially encircles thebundle to be banded and its endsextend away from said plate, means for folding said 'ends about the bundle and one end over the other, and means for applying heat to the gummed end of the label thereby causing d the ends to adhere together.

19. In a bundle banding machine, the com bination of a yieldingly mounted label retaining plate, means for supplying a gummed label thereto, bundle holding means constructed and arranged a to- .hold' a bundle against the label on said plate, means for folding the ends of the label about the bundle to be banded and one endover-the other, and means for ap lying .heat and pressure. to ,the folded ends .of the-label thereby causing them to adheretogthen 20. In a bundle banding machine, the com- I bination of a label retaining plate mounted yielding'lyto slide within'a recess, 'means for supglying' a gummed label-thereto, bundle hol 'ng means constructed and arranged to carr a bundleinto said recess whereby said o 15 for moving a bundle into contact w th thelabel on said plate causing said plate to labe is caused partially to eficirclev the bundle I said plate, means for folding said ends about the bundle and'one end'over-the other, and means for simultaneously ap lyingheat and gres'sure to the folded ends 0 the label thereto be banded andI'i-ts ends extend. away from label thereto, bundle hol ng means con-r I structed and arranged to move a bundle into; and out of juxtapos1t-ion to said plate, means H I, .fer wrapping-the bundle-when in engage of labels, means-within the magazine for. holding the endmostlabel in the pile sub ment with a label on said late comprising ping ofthe'label a utfthe bundle is completed to insure theadhesion of he gummed end of the labedto its other ,end, t

abl aboutit, and 1 22. In a bundling. and handing machine,

bundle holding means,- means for folding a label having a gummed .endto a; wrap er about a bundle on said holding means, End

means for ap lying heat and pressure to the I folded ends 0 the wrapper thereby to insure theiradh'esion.-' e G I In a .bundling'and banding machine;

' the combination of means for supplying a gummed label thereto, a

bundle hoIdin'g 'means" jawsfor folding a label having igiimmed end intoa wrapper "about a, bundleonsaid holding means, means for heating one'of said jaws, and means for urging said bundle toward'said heated jaw therebyv to compress the folded ends of the wrapper insuring their adhesion.

24. In a bundling and handing machine, a label retaining plate,

bundle holding means, means for 'bringin a label on said plateand a bundle onfs'aig holding means into contact, means for folding the endsofsaid' label. about the bundle and the -gummed .end over the other, and

and causing a ends of said Label about means into contact,

4 the gum on the'la means for applying; heat to the gummed eiid of the label thereby fusing -the 'gum{thereon the ends to adhere together. 3

25. In' a' bundling and banding machine,

- the combination -'-ofa label retaining plate,

for supplying a gummed label t ereto,'bundle holding means, means for bringing a label on said plate and a bundle on said h lding; jaws for folding thekendsi the bundle, means for ternatel operating .said- .jaws to fold the gumme end of the label over the other, and

of said label about means for heating one of said jaws whereb el is fused insuringthe ad i hesion of. its ends. 1 f 3 1 27 In a bundling and banding machine,='in combination, a resiliently yielding label re;

taining plate, means for supplying a gummedlabel thereto, bundle holdm means, means for brinfiing'a bundle on'sai holding means and a la 'el on said plate into contact causmg said plate to -'yield,'means for folding the ends of the label about. the brindle andthe gummed endover the other, said folding meansbeing arranged to resist the res'sure of said plate against the bundle there y compressing-the folded ends of thelabel, and

meansfor heating the gummed end ofthe bundle holding 1 ti ely t6? each other to carry label to fuse the gum thereon hesion to theother'end. 28. In a bundling insuring its admeans for supplying a gummed label thereto, means, means for moving said plate and bundle holding meahsrela-i a bundle against heat and pressure to the folded" ends label thereby causing them to adhere toand handing machine, I the combination of; a label retaining plate mounted-yieldingly to slide within a recess,

bundle to be handed,- means for folding the ends .of said label-about the bundle and oneend over the other, and means for'appl g of llie gether. I

Intestimony whereof, I have signed my .name to this specificatio CARL A. Larson.

' a label on said plate into said recess whereby said label iscaused partially to encircle a CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent .No. 1,773,314. Granted August 19, 1930, to

CARL A. MATSON.

It is-hereby certified that error appears in the'printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction'as follows: Page 5, line 3, claim 12, strike out the word "work" and insertthe same before thelword "holding'f in line 6, same' claim; same pager-line 31,. 'claim 14, strike out the words "of themagazine"; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record-of the case in the Patent Office.' i

' Signed'and sealed this 10th day'of March, A. D. 1931.

I M. .l. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Aug. l9, 1930.

J. F. MULHOLLAND BALLOON TOY Filed larch 28, 1928 A TTORNEY. 

